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Huisman scores Japan’s first monopile gripper order

Tuesday, November 15 2022

Wind Energy – Japan

Huisman from the Netherlands has been awarded a contract by TOA Corporation and Obayashi in Japan for the delivery of a state-of-the-art Monopile Gripper.

The gripper allows TOA and Obayashi to upend and install monopiles without using a separate upending bucket, improving safety and efficiency of operations on board.

The Huisman Monopile Gripper will be the first of its kind to be used in Japan. And will be installed on TOA and Obayashi’s Self Elevating Platform (SEP), which is outfitted with a 1,250mt Huisman Pedestal Mounted Crane. This Huisman mission equipment will play a significant role in Japan’s transition towards a renewable future.

The gripper will be capable of handling monopiles of up to 8 m in diameter, fully utilising the capacity of the SEP. Huisman has paid special attention to optimising the upending process, in which the gripper and crane control software communicate with each other to ensure the system – as a whole – operates within its limits.

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